Apparatus for recognizing and locating emotions and thoughts by measuring the infrared pulse radiation

Abstract

FIG. 1 shows the components of the measuring apparatus for recognizing and locating emotions and thoughts by measuring the infrared pulse radiation in the sequence of the measured value pre-processing: localization tube 1 , infrared detector 2 , amplifier 3 , analog/digital conversion 4 , analysis program 5 and display 6 , wherein the components of the measuring apparatus have the following features: the localization tube 1 receives the infrared pulses, which are produced by changes in the body heat of a creature and emitted by a small surface, and partially reflects said infrared pulses several times at the inner wall and focuses said pulses on the infrared detector 2 ; the infrared detector 2 which is designed to be able to receive only AC voltage signals and not DC voltage signals converts the infrared beams into electrical signals; the amplifier 3 amplifies these signals; the signals are digitized during the analog/digital conversion 4 ; the analysis program 5 creates time signals, amount spectra and differential spectra for the total measuring time or for time sections in different mental dispositions of the creature being investigated and creates a characteristic mental spectrum in the pulse frequency range of approximately 0.01 to 10 Hz; the results for the different mental dispositions of the creature being investigated can be seen on the display 6 and can be compared, with the result that different emotions such as joy or sorrow can be recognized, for example. In addition to the measuring apparatus, it is possible to use a transmitter which flashes on a small body surface and whose light pulses contain infrared portions. This has the advantage of amplifying pulse frequencies which have already occurred and of allowing the pulse frequencies which have not yet appeared during mental activity to emerge.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A measuring device for recognizing and locating of feelings and thoughts by measuring an infrared pulse radiation comprising:
 a locating tube; 
 an infrared detector; 
 an amplifier; 
 an analogous/digital conversion; 
 an analysis program; 
 a display; 
 the locating tube receiving infrared pulses, caused by body heat changes of a living creature and radiated from a small body surface, and partly reflected several times on an inner wall and focused on the infrared detector; 
 the infrared detector which is designed so that it only can receive AC signals and no DC voltage signals, converts infrared radiation into electrical signals; 
 the amplifier amplifying the signals; 
 at the analogous/digital conversion the signals being digitized; 
 the analysis program creating time signals, amount spectra and difference spectra for an entire measurement time or time sections in various mental dispositions of the living creature and creating a characteristic spectrum in a mental pulse frequency range of about 0.01 to 10 Hz; and 
 on the display results being capable of being seen in different mental states of the living creature and being compared so that various emotions including joy and sadness are visible and so that thoughts are visible. 
 
     
     
       2. The measuring device according to  claim 1 , wherein a window of the infrared detector has a band-pass filter of 8 to 14μ. 
     
     
       3. The measuring device according to  claim 1 , wherein a transmitter is used which flashes on the small body surface and whose light pulses contain infrared portions. 
     
     
       4. The measuring device according to  claim 3 , wherein an optical part of the transmitter consists of an electric bulb and another locating tube. 
     
     
       5. The measuring device according to  claim 3 , wherein the transmitter has a flashing device for frequencies in the range from about 0.01 Hz to 10 Hz. 
     
     
       6. The measuring device according to  claim 1 , wherein another locating tube of the transmitter has another inner wall, the inner wall and the other inner wall are highly reflective for infrared radiation and dimensions of the inner wall and the other inner wall are approximate to dimensions of the window of the infrared detector respectively a light source of the transmitter and one end of the locating tubes is positioned as close as possible to the window of the infrared detector respectively the light source. 
     
     
       7. The measuring device according to  claim 1  further comprising a metal cylinder, wherein the metal cylinder, lodging the infrared detector and the amplifier, respectively a pipe socket of the light source of the transmitter are coupled to the locating tubes by fittings made of metal or insulating material. 
     
     
       8. The measuring device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fittings of the measuring device and the transmitter are fixed in a stand and the small body surface receiving respectively emitting infrared pulses is as close as possible to an end of the locating tube and an end of the other locating tube of the transmitter. 
     
     
       9. The measuring device according to  claim 1 , wherein the locating tube and the other locating tube of the transmitter can show in different directions to the small body surface. 
     
     
       10. The measuring device according to  claim 1 , wherein the infrared pulse radiation generated by the transmitter can strike at any part of the small body surface of the living creature and it's action can be measured by the measuring device at any other part of the body surface of the living creature, or when measuring a forehead the change of pulse frequencies in response to flashing frequencies can be determined, or when comparing a path from one foot to another foot with a path from one hand to another hand it can be found in which case the amplitudes in pulse frequency spectra are higher at different feelings or thoughts.